//------------------------------// // Alternative: End of Heartbreak, and Hope's Fall. // Story: Letters from Blitzen: A Story of the Kirin Colt. // by Will of Haphinea //------------------------------// Alternative Ending. Warning, a bit Darker. Sweetie laid before the fierce Kirin, scared, but unsure what else to do besides wait for the inevitable attack. She saw a fireball forming, and tried desperately to dodge it, but another hit her directly, and while not killing her, she was badly burnt, and would die without help. "You are just a mere foal, harlot! I am your executioner! Before I kill you, and my traitorous brother, tell me, was loving him worth it? I don't see how, he was nothing without me, and will be nothing in death, so ..........AHH!" she screamed. Sweetie opened her eyes with all her strength, and saw a fully electric Blitzen attacking his sister without mercy! He struck her, and the lightning peeled away her scales, and made her bleed more and more. He finally slowed down, as Sweetie figure out the truth, they were dying and their binding was affecting him. Rapi got slowly up and laughed at him. "You know, even for Marron, I would not have sacrifice my life force for her. It is a shame, you two were both disappointments, but I shall finish you, mine brother, by crushing your cute filly friend. She dragged her toward the view of little Blitzen, and stomped on her repeated, she had very little life left in her, and before she passed her hoof reached towards him one last time. The Kirin colt was slipping fast, but did one more desperate attack and charged into his Sister Kirin, piercing her chest and releasing the last of his electric build-up with-in her. She collapsed, slowly losing blood and control of her life, while lil Blitzen held the hoof of the dead filly one more time, and he too passed. Celestia and Luna had marched the four Elements present and two temporary Bearers forward, but they were too late. Rarity cried out, and trotted towards the body of her sister, and cried seeing their last action was to hold each other's hooves as they had passed. She angrily marched towards the collapse Kirin mare and struck her with all her might, before Luna pulled her away, and whispered "Let me end this for you", and let the hatred she felt for what she did to the Kirin colt for those years reflect on her dark offensive magic. She heard the screams and begging for mercy, but ignored them and when she heard no more, the threat was dealt with, but the Princess of the Night cried because she had killed. "Sister..I could have saved her, maybe banished her for her Sins, but I, I attacked her as she begged, I am a monster!" Celestia heard her sisters cries and ordered the others away to comfort her sister. She was glad she had dealt with it, and admittedly, may have done the same in the exact situation. Captain Apple Bloom's official followup to the Kirin events: Many of the Griffons and HippoGriffs left their homes in Hope's Asylum after the news came that their Protector was dead. Families, who had stayed for over 400 years left, and others who were newer moved to nearby Ponyville, to make it their new Sanctuary. The Ponies welcomed them with open arms, but Celestia had to deal with the original town of hopes. She visited with her Sister, to retrieve the Kelpie who had been faithful to them for so long, and the Guards, both Royal and Opliptera Night Guards set the remains of the refuge ablaze. The memories of what remained were too dark to be recalled. Kellie found a nearby lake to call home, and serve her Princesses and protect the ponies.he eventually made a shrine to the memory of little Blitzen, her nephew Kirin, and her child she never had. Manny was set free by Fluttershy upon her return. It is said that his howls of full moon are not of warning, but of great sadness. He eventually found his way to Kellie at the lake, and stayed by her lakeside. The Princesses attended the small funeral for little Sweetie Belle. She was buried next to her bound love, Blitzen Kirin, in a plot overlooking the forest. Many of the colt and fillies friends came, but Scootaloo ran away during the event by herself. Nothing was heard from her again. Rarity too was depressed after the events, but did find a successful partnership with Filthy Rich regarding the jewels the Kirin was said to give her. No one knew if it were true or not, however... A letter eventually was sent to Fluttershy, from Wonder, who had not heard from Zed. Silhouette was depressed she had never got a chance to apologize, and died during a training accident. She was pregnant with two fillies, and he had written to find out where the Zorse had gone after Hope's Asylum was no more. Sadly, even the shy Pegasus could never find the fiance of the silly Opliptera. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Princess Luna reflected on all the follow-up reports, and wondered what could have gone wrong with her Sister over tea. "I don't know Sister. They stood up to her bravely, but we simply did not get to stop her in time. I often wonder what lil Blitzen would be doing with his love now. I bet they would have been so sweet together!" Celestia agreed with her. "Sometimes, fate is an interesting thing, who knows what little decisions would have altered those events. Still, I wonder Woona, what did the afterlife hold for those two when they passed?" They thought about it for a bit, but then resumed their tea without thinking about it further. In a place far from Equestria, lost souls who died before their time have a second chance to live again. A Kirin, all grown up and a proud stallion walks together with a white Unicorn mare with purple hair, and eyes of the most beautiful green. They walk together towards a picnic, and eat with two small foals. They later watch the sunset in the sky, playfully kissing and nuzzling each other as the young ones play before bed. Another mare visits the next day, and the little ones head off with their Auntie to play while the couple spend time holding each other in love, and recalling those memories of long ago, when they were still small and they were simply childhood crushes!